Name: Gentle Grip
Brand: Public Practice

Bonus disc

Bonus disc: No

Catalogue number

WCR099LP-C2

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Colour

yellow

Colour details

Golden Yellow

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Discogs ID

Discs

Download code

Download code: No

Rough Trade Exclusive

Rough Trade Exclusive: Yes

Extended format

Extended format: Yes

Format detail

Format Music GB

Limited edition

Release date

2020-06-26

Signed copies

Signed copies: No

Supplier GB

PIAS

Tax rate GB

UPC / Barcode

0843563125816

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1 / Extended format: Yes / LP / Rough Trade Exclusive: Yes / Signed copies: No / yellow

WCR099CD

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Rough Trade Exclusive: No

Extended format: No

0843563125786

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1 / CD / Extended format: No / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No

WCR099LP-C1

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LP++ - Indie Shops Version.

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0843563125823

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1 / Extended format: Yes / LP / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No / red

Artist

Public Practice

Genre GB

New Wave / Post Punk

Label GB

Wharf Cat

Albums of the Year 2020

On their debut full length, Gentle Grip, Public Practice re-animate the spirit of late ‘70s New York with their playfully angular brand of no wave-meets-funk and dark disco. If you love Talking Heads, Bush Tetras, Parquet Courts or Savages this will blow your mind.

While magnetic singer and lyricist Sam York and guitarist and principal sonic architect Vince McClelland (who both played together as members of the meteoric yet shortlived NYC post-punk outfit Wall) take an almost anarchic approach to songwriting, Drew Citron, on synth and bass, and drummer / producer Scott Rosenthal (both previously of Brooklyn indie-pop favourites Beverly) bring a more traditional, pop sensibility to the table. These contrasting styles challenge and complement each other, resulting in a sound that is full of spiraling and exhilarating tensions.

Lyrically, York explores the complexities and contradictions of modern life overtop grooves and choruses that disarmingly open up the doors to self-reflection. “You don’t want to live a lie / But it’s easy / Your house is important / Your car is important / Your shoes are important / Dinner’s important“ she sings on Compromised, begging the question: how does one balance material desires with the desire to be seen as a good person? Changing pace, the supremely groovy My Head is about tuning out the influx of external noise and staying true to your inner creative force.

But whether they are poking holes in commonly held ideas centered around relationships, creativity, or cap- italism, Public Practice never lose sight of the fact that they have fun, and they want you to have fun too. After all, who needs a soapbox when there’s a dark, sweaty dancefloor out there with room on it for all of us?